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Q & A with Groundskeeper Luke Hill Since coming on board, you have made numerous improvements to Metzger Park. For which projects are you the most proud? I come from a golf course background, so I am the most proud of taking Metzger Park from a blackberry and ivy infested park to an open and enjoyable place to visit. I, with the help of all the other groundskeepers, have made Metzger Park a much more appealing destination for the public. Washington County strives to be an employer of choice. What made you choose to work for Washington County? I have always had an interest in…
We’re getting a new CXT next week over at Scoggins Creek! This will be our fourth restroom addition to the park with the other three being stationed at: Elks Recreation Area, Dam Overlook, and C-Ramp North. Getting the new bathrooms built in lieu of the porta-potties is a big step in the right direction for park visitors.
The Fee Booth is getting a new look today! We’re shaking off the old green and going blue to match the new Washington County Parks logo. Pretty soon all the roof tops at Scoggins Valley Park will be just as vibrant. Check out the before-and-after shots below!
The CAS Lake swim was held here at Hagg Lake on May 11th. With a total of 38 participants in it’s inaugural year, the Lakeswim event, put on by high school Senior, Jonathan Westlake, was able to raise $223 to benefit the charity, Humanitarian Aid.
Our disc golf course is looking better than ever! The rangers at Henry Hagg Lake have been hard at work cleaning up the course, and the baskets look good-as-new with their fresh coat of blue paint.